bonobashi
--- On Wed, 17/9/08, . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [silk] introduction... To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 17 September, 2008, 12:36 PM On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I got the welcome mail asking me to introduce myself, I'm Stephanie Whiting Stephanie, welcome to India :) >> about the culture shock and the learning the language (bengali >> specifically). hmm... most folks i've known have a tougher time getting used to the Indian habit of littering, spitting and defecating in public. I kid you not. > Also in my opinion, Bengali is an easier language to learn than some > others..because of the habit Bengalis have of speaking no other language > when they meet...so instead of having conversations that are half, or more, > in English, you will get a chance to absorb the language faster. Are you kidding me? Not withstanding the similar trait they share with Malayalees, hearing my Bong friends speak in Bengali has me imagining they are arguing and fighting over something, always. > Kolkata was, and is, a city that might initially repel, but later grows on that samosas (with chutney served in mud pots) and 'rosogolla' was available in every nook-and-corner was yummmm... See? Some of us get it. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
